#  Crypto Abbreviations and Their meaning.

By [chandan](https://paragraph.com/@iamchandan) · 2024-04-10

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1.  FOMO- Fear of missing out
    
2.  DYOR- do your own research
    
3.  NFA - Not a financial advice
    
4.  HODL -hold your bag no matter the volatility of price (hold on for dear life)
    
5.  FUD- Fear, uncertainty and doubt
    
6.  WAGMI- we all gonna make it
    
7.  DCA - Dollar cost average
    
8.  POW- proof of work
    
9.  ATH- all time high
    
10.  ATL - all time low
    
11.  HH- higher high
    
12.  LL- lower low
    
13.  BTD- buy the dip
    
14.  P2P- peer to peer
    
15.  POS- Proof of stake.
    
16.  TA- technical analysis
    
17.  FA- fundamental analysis
    
18.  Dapp- decentralized application
    
19.  ALT- alternative coins other than btc
    
20.  CMC- coin market cap
    
21.  CEX- centralized exchange
    
22.  DEX- Decentralized exchange
    
23.  JOMO- Joy of missing out
    
24.  TLT- think long term
    
25.  AMA- ask me anything
    
26.  ⁠Degen- Someone who recklessly apes and invests into Crypto projects risking high volatility
    
27.  ⁠Chad- someone very successful in crypto trading, making gains and results
    
28.  ⁠Ape in- to get into a crypto trade, call or investment
    
29.  ⁠Shill - to promote project
    
30.  ⁠Dump- to empty all your crypto bags

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